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9.05.25
2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Attorneys
On September 5, 2025, Lawdragon named 32 Wilson Sonsini attorneys to its 2026 edition of Leading Litigators in America. The lawyers featured in the guide represent the best litigators in the U.S. in antitrust, intellectual property, white collar and investigations, securities and corporate governance litigation, and a vast array of class actions, product liability, and other complex civil litigation.
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6.05.25
2025 Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys
The 2025 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 39 geography-specific practice categories and named 86 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received three new practice area rankings, including in the Artificial Intelligence category, and four improved practice area rankings.
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9.25.24
Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
On September 6, 2024, Lawdragon named 27 Wilson Sonsini attorneys to its 2025 edition of Leading Litigators in America. The lawyers featured in the guide represent the best litigators in the U.S. in antitrust, intellectual property, white collar and investigations, securities and corporate governance litigation, and a vast array of class actions, product liability, and other complex civil litigation. To create this list, Lawdragon weighed nominations, independent research, and views of peers.
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6.06.24
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Named in 2024 Chambers USA Guide
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys were honored in the recently published 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. This year, the firm was ranked in 36 geography-specific practice categories, while 79 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
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9.11.23
Numerous Wilson Sonsini Attorneys Named to 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America
On September 8, 2023, Lawdragon released the 2024 edition of its Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide assessing America’s top talent among those who represent corporations and other wealthy entities in litigation involving antitrust; financial and securities litigation; intellectual property; commercial; real estate; M&A and Chancery; cybersecurity and data privacy; and white collar and investigations. Attorneys were selected based on journalistic research, submissions, and vetting.
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6.01.23
2023 Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Wilson Sonsini Practices and Attorneys
The recently published 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys. This year, the firm was ranked in 35 geography-specific practice categories, while 79 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
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3.03.23
Wilson Sonsini Secures Fourth Circuit Securities Litigation Victory for MacroGenics and Its Executives
On March 2, 2023, the Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissal of a securities class action filed against Wilson Sonsini clients MacroGenics, Inc. and its CEO and CFO. The complaint concerned statements made by the defendants regarding the results of MacroGenics’ Phase III clinical trial of a therapeutic used to treat patients with late-stage metastatic breast cancer. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants made misleading statements by disclosing that the clinical trial met one of its primary endpoints (“progression free survival”), but not simultaneously disclosing data regarding another still accruing endpoint (“overall survival”) and stating that overall survival showed a “preliminary positive trend.” In September 2021, Judge Hazel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed the complaint with prejudice, finding that the plaintiff failed to plead any actionable misrepresentation or omission and the allegations failed to raise a strong inference of scienter.
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6.01.22
Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Honored in 2022 Edition of Chambers USA Guide
The recently published 2022 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys. The firm was ranked in 34 geography-specific practice categories and 70 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.
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5.17.22
Wilson Sonsini Obtains Securities Litigation Win for Dropbox
On May 13, 2022, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a decision dismissing a lawsuit filed in state court against Dropbox, its officers, its board of directors, the underwriters, and certain venture capitalists for alleged violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (’33 Act). The suit arose out of Dropbox’s March 2018 IPO, with the plaintiff alleging that Dropbox made false or misleading statements in its registration statement and prospectus. Dropbox moved to dismiss, invoking its Federal Forum Provision (FFP)—a bylaw that states that any lawsuit brought under the ’33 Act must be brought in federal court. Building upon the firm’s win in Salzberg v. Sciabacucchi, in which the Delaware Supreme Court confirmed the validity of FFPs, the California Court of Appeal agreed with the trial court’s ruling that Dropbox’s FFP did not violate the ‘33 Act’s anti-waiver or anti-removal provisions, was constitutional under the Commerce Clause and the Supremacy Clause, and was enforceable under California law. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Dropbox in the matter.
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4.25.22
Wilson Sonsini Advises Twitter on $44 Billion Acquisition by Elon Musk
On April 25, 2022, Twitter, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company. Wilson Sonsini advised Twitter on the transaction.
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9.22.21
Ninth Circuit Cuts Shareholders More Slack on Section 11 Claims
In the past several years, the number of claims filed against newly public companies under the Securities Act of 1933 has increased significantly.1 At the same time, the development of direct listings has given companies seeking to list their shares on exchanges an alternative to the traditional initial public offering. These trends converged with the litigation filed against Slack Technologies, challenging its direct listing under the Securities Act.2 Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, affirmed a district court decision finding that shareholders had standing under the Securities Act to challenge statements made in Slack's direct listing registration statement. The result, if it remains undisturbed, raises some troubling questions for defendants.
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5.19.21
Firm Practices and Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Chambers USA Guide
Numerous Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati practices and attorneys were recognized in the recently published 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The firm was ranked in 29 geography-specific practice categories, while 56 attorneys were honored among the best in their fields.